Ex/MNG/ME/T/1/82/2009 (S)

BACHELOR OF METALLURGICAL ENGG. EXAMINATION.2009

(4th year, 2nd Semester, Supplementary)

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT

Time : Three hours Full Marks : 100

Answer any four of the following.

1. a) With a neat figure and mentioning advantages and

limitations discuss a combined line and staff organization
structure for a purely manufacturing industry.

b) Discuss the role of Frank Gilbreth in the development of

modern management.
15+10 = 25

2. a) Discuss, in detail, a suitable forecasting technique which

can take care of both the random swings and trends in
demand forecasting.

b) Demand and forecast for a product for the past 8 months

are given below. Measure 06- different errors for the case.

Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Demand 1578 1689 1795 1522 1643 1894 2001 2053
Forecast 1584 1699 1724 1512 1687 1901 1982 2073

13+12 = 25
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3. a) With all necessary assumptions and clear diagram develop
an EPQ- inventory model.
b) Classify the following items as A, B and C categories
according to their usage value and plot the results in a
graph (use graph paper) :
iii) Discuss about convex and non-convex set.
iv) What is meant by iso-cost and iso-profit lines?
b) Under what circumstances the following situation arise in
a l.p.p?
i) infeasible solution

ii) unbound solution

Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 iii) number of optimal solutions.
Unit 5 35 79 68 800 2300 450 6 12 3
Discuss with proper examples and figures.
Price (Rs)
Annual 10 6 2600 420 13600 210 670 76 400 6100 250000 13+12 = 25
usage
6. a)

15+10 = 25 Cycle times

Work element PR
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
4. a) Distinguish between CPM and PERT.
A) Obtaining the case 0.15 0.25 0.20 0.17 90%
b) Write a brief note on crasting a network.
B) Placing bottles in case 1.56 ∞ 1.80 1.75 105%
c) How the network nodes are numbered? Discuss in the
light of Fulkerson’s rule. C) Setting case a side 0.20 0.10 0.10 0.15 95%

d) What are the common errors in network drawing? Discuss

with figures. Allowance for the job is 0.50 mins. Find out the standard
e) What are the probabilistic times in PERT? How expected time of the job.

time and variance is obtained? 5x5 = 25 b) Discuss different time observation methods in detail. How

5. a) i) Define “Linear Programming Problem”. standard time is calculated from observed cycle times?
10+15 = 25
ii) What is a common feasible region? x